Hey SparkFriends! I am finding I am having less and less time to spend on SparkPeople and I guess I may be outgrowing it a little bit???? I don't know.... But anyways, I find most of my extra time that I have to spend on the computer is spent on... Read more

So it's happened twice this past week. I was referred to as "small".
At CrossFit when we were doing box jumps one of the screws popped out, but it looked like I jumped on it too hard and "broke it". When I showed it to the trainer, I apolog... Read more

Ever feel this way? Today will mark one full week where I have been on track. Last week at this time, my weight was up to 142- a high for me, clothes felt tight, I was bloated, not eating right, feeling fat, feeling ugly, etc....
I got frus... Read more

The past few days I have been eating super clean... almost completely Paleo... no binges, no sweets or cheats. I can usually lose a few pounds in a few days by doing this, but nothing this time! I am still 142-144... way high for me! I have been... Read more

Dh and I celebrated our 20th anniversary this past Sunday!!! We went to S Padre Island for a few days. Just he and I by ourselves without kids. It was SO NICE being alone with him, but at the same time I was SAD that our boys are almost grown u... Read more

I really appreciate the encouragement I get here on SparkPeople. I am feeling a little bit better since my last Pity Party blog. So yesterday, at the gym, I got 3 compliments on my hair! LOL! The first was from someone I honestly had never seen ... Read more

So it has been almost 4 yrs that I have roughly maintained my weightloss (+/-20 lbs). I have had my ups and downs.... and right now my weight is WAY up and my mood is WAY down. I HATE being at this point (I have been here several times over the ... Read more

I have a cookie addiction.
And I need to break it. I eat a Paleo diet (for the most part) because it makes me feel my best. I have no stomach issues and I feel like it gives me the fuel I need to participate in CrossFit.
My "problem" i... Read more

Yesterday I completed my final workout for the 2014 CrossFit Open. It was 21 thrusters (65#s) and 21 burpees.... then a descending ladder by 3's. So 18 thrusters, 18 burpees, 15, 12, etc....
I finished in 21:09. I am really proud of my time... Read more

This weeks workout was 60 calories of rowing, 50 toes to bar, 40 wall ball shots, 30 powercleans@95#s, 20 muscle ups (ha!).... all in 14 minutes!
The 60 calories of rowing took just over 4 minutes.
And I am SO PROUD of the fact that ... Read more

I was wondering if anybody has ever had one of these done? Our gym is offering them for $30 which supposedly they go for $350???
I'm really on the fence... It's "only" $30 (which is A LOT for me) and I wonder what it would change??? Would I... Read more

So my heart sank big time when I heard the workout.
10 Overhead Squats @65 lbs. My 1 rep MAX from 4 months ago was 62 lbs and I barely got that after several missed attempts...
then
10 chest to bar pull-ups....
Yeah right..... Read more